Ohhhh this brings tears to my eyes. There has long been a theory - well, more than a theory, really - that humans would not be as advanced as we are were it not for the help, assistance, bravery and loyalty of dogs. The same could also be said for horses, but dogs have helped humans in sooooo many ways. I read a really uplifting and yet heartbreaking article about the unsung heroes of 9/11 - the dogs who helped find all the bodies and search through the wreckage. Amazing. It's a pity I can't post a link to it - it was in an edition of `Dog's Life' magazine that I subscribe to.

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We've got rules and maps and guns in our backs, but we still can't just behave ourselves. Even if to save our own lives, we are a brutal kind. The Shins